A Window on Asian Cinema

• Taiwan
• 2012
• 114min

is an omnibus feature where in 20 filmmakers were challenged to express the socalled authenticity of Taiwan as perceived by their own critical eyes. Commissioned by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in honor of the island’s 10...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2012
• 100min

Korean-Japanese director Yang Yonghi is a familiar name to us due to her previous films, and , documentaries that told her father’s story after he moved her three brothers to North Korea, and the story of a niece/nephew whowas bo...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2012
• 110min

Ogigami Naoko has always told stories about people locked in their own isolated worlds and is another such film. After her grandmother passes away, Sayoko’s most important duty is renting her cat out to people who suffer from lon...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Hong Kong,China
• 2012
• 112min

The sequel to Pang Ho-cheung’s commercial success follows the first story of chain-smoking ad executive Jimmy and cosmetic specialist Cherie, who met in a smoking zone and proceeded to become lovers. While first film took place a...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• China
• 2012
• 104min

After 20 years of discord with his son, Lao Ge moves into a home for the elderly. His friend Lao Chou, afflicted with bladder cancer, and others are preparing for a concert in Tienjin, preparations that have their ups and downs. A...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• SriLanka,United States
• 2012
• 73min

This film is based on the life of photographer and journalist Kumara. Kumara takes asylumin the United States after his life is threatened because of his anti- government writings. In the foreign land that is the U.S., he leads an...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Indonesia,France
• 2012
• 112min

is a touching love story set in 1960s Indonesia during its political turmoil. Srintil and Rasus grow up together in a poor countryside village and ultimately develop a special affection for each other. However, their relationship ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Indonesia
• 2012
• 95min

Emerging Indonesian filmmaker Edwin’s version of the return of the prodigal son is centered Lana, abandoned in a zoo as a three-year-old. Oom, a giraffe keeper, raised her to live and work at the zoo and it is now all she knows of...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Philippines
• 2012
• 113min

In a small village in the Philippines, an elderly lady called Nana Lusing leads a lonely life. A normal day starts with a meal by herself, continues with prayers at church and ends with her going to bed while listening to a Christ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Philippines
• 2012
• 93min

A mockumentary is about the desperate hope of a veteran yet unknown actress over 30 years of career mostly taking bit parts as a ghost or witch in horror flicks. When Lilia Cuntapay finally has a chance to make her face recognizab...